Lil Doodler Report post Posted September 1, 2023 Howdy! I'm curious . . . Does anyone use a tension gauge to measure tension from the needle or bobbin? I think it might be handy, especially when switching to different material thickness involving changing needle sizes and thread weights. I've seen some bobbin thread tension testing devices from TOWA that handle bigger bobbins, but nothing for a bobbin for a Juki 441 clone. I guess in the end, no matter what, you'd have to fine tune according to how you see the stitches in the material you are using. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyBob Report post Posted September 1, 2023 I've used a trigger pull guage 1-1.5 Lb pull is all you need on the bobbin & around 5Lb on the top thread. 8 hours ago, Lil Doodler said: Howdy! I'm curious . . . Does anyone use a tension gauge to measure tension from the needle or bobbin? I think it might be handy, especially when switching to different material thickness involving changing needle sizes and thread weights. I've seen some bobbin thread tension testing devices from TOWA that handle bigger bobbins, but nothing for a bobbin for a Juki 441 clone. I guess in the end, no matter what, you'd have to fine tune according to how you see the stitches in the material you are using. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlZilla Report post Posted September 1, 2023 I use one of these things from Amazon to set domestic bobbins to around 25 grams of pull. Not fancy but it works. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil Doodler Report post Posted September 5, 2023 Thanks! Great input/ideas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quade Report post Posted September 13, 2023 Quote I've used a trigger pull guage 1-1.5 Lb pull is all you need on the bobbin & around 5Lb on the top thread Mine just came in. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites